Shootout at Wadala

Shootout at Wadala
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySanjay Gupta
Screenplay bySanjay Gupta
Sanjay Bhatia
Abhijit Deshpande
Milap Zaveri
(dialogue)
Story bySanjay Gupta
Hussain Zaidi
Based onDongri to Dubai
by Hussain Zaidi
Produced bySanjay Gupta
Anuradha Gupta
Ekta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
StarringAnil Kapoor
John Abraham
Manoj Bajpayee
Tusshar Kapoor
Kangana Ranaut
Sonu Sood
Ronit Roy
Mahesh Manjrekar
Narrated byJohn Abraham
CinematographySameer Arya
Sanjay F. Gupta
Edited byBunty Nagi
Music bySongs:
Anu Malik
Mustafa Zahid
Anand Raj Anand
Meet Bros Anjaan
Background score:
Amar Mohile
Production
companies
Balaji Motion Pictures
White Feather Films
Distributed byBalaji Motion Pictures
White Feather Films
Release date
  • 1 May 2013 (2013-05-01) (India)
Running time
150 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹65 crore[2]
Box office₹82 crore[3][2]

Shootout at Wadala is a 2013 Indian action-crime film[4][1] written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. The film stars Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Tusshar Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Sonu Sood. It is a prequel to the 2007 film Shootout at Lokhandwala.[5] In the film, Manya, a diligent student, lands in prison for killing a gangster who attacked his brother, Bhargav, who eventually dies. Soon, Manya escapes jail and forms his own gang to seek revenge.

Based on the book Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia by Hussain Zaidi, the film dramatises the encounter by Bombay police in which gangster Manya Surve was shot dead. It took place at the junction adjacent to Dr. Ambedkar College, Wadala, Bombay on 11 January 1982.

Shootout at Wadala was released on 3 May 2013 and received mixed reviews from critics, It grossed over 82 crore (US$9.8 million) against a budget of 65 crore (US$7.8 million).

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